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LOT 0307
Western Asiatic Aramaic Pendant Seal Matrix
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
1 in. (10.77 grams, 24 mm).
Discoid in plan with lug to upper face and suspension loop; underside with incuse pellets to the rim surrounding a tondo with two lines of incised text.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12717-233043.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0307
Western Asiatic Aramaic Pendant Seal Matrix
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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